Peter Hayes

Peter Hayes

Peter Hayes is professor of history and German and Theodore Zev Weiss Holocaust Educational Foundation Professor of Holocaust Studies Emeritus at Northwestern University, and chair of the Academic Committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Books

Why? Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes

Why? Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes

Why? Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes addresses many questions that have been asked regarding the Holocaust. The book explores one of the most tragic events in human history by addressing eight of the most commonly asked questions about the Holocaust, including: Why the Jews? Why the Germans? and why murder?
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